David Nicholls
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Language
English
Description
The year is 1985. Brian Jackson, a working-class kid on full scholarship, has started his ?rst term at university. The usual freshman anxiety over ?tting in is compounded by the gap between his own humble origins and the privileged backgrounds of his better-off classmates.
Brian also has a dark secret--a long-held, burning ambition (stoked by his late father) to appear on the wildly popular TV quiz show University Challenge--and now,...
Brian also has a dark secret--a long-held, burning ambition (stoked by his late father) to appear on the wildly popular TV quiz show University Challenge--and now,...
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Recently divorced actor Stephen C. McQueen (no relation, unfortunately) seems to have a knack for bad luck. But a failed marriage, a stalled career, a judgmental ex-wife, a distant daughter, a horrid little studio apartment in the far reaches of the London suburbs--all these pathetic elements seem to pale in the chiseled face of his newest tormentor: the Twelfth Sexiest Man in the World, Josh Harper.
Josh is the star of Mad, Bad, and Dangerous...
Josh is the star of Mad, Bad, and Dangerous...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Siempre el Mismo Día es una historia de amor sin fecha de caducidad. David Nicholls, autor de Dulce Despedida, plantea un concepto muy original: tomar como referencia el día en que se conoció una pareja y observar a lo largo de veinte años, todos los 15 de julio, cómo se encuentra esa relación; qué cosas han cambiado para bien y para mal. Siempre el mismo día nos habla sobre el paso del tiempo y las dificultades para mantenernos fieles a...
5) One day
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After one day together, July 15th, 1988, their college graduation, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begin a friendship that lasts a lifetime. She's a working-class girl who dreams of making the world a better place. He's a wealthy charmer who thinks the world is his playground. Somewhere over the next two decades, these two very different people realize that the love they've been hoping for has been there for them all along.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer; a dashing soldier; and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love and resilience.
Author
Publisher
Urano
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Dulce despedida es una novela que te hará reir, que te enamorará y, al mismo tiempo, romperá tu corazón una y otra vez. Esta tragicomedia sobre el poder de la amistad y sobre el impacto que tiene el primer amor en la vida de las personas, hará que nunca vuelvas a ver la vida con los mismos ojos."--Back cover
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the hilarious highs and devastating lows of his tumultuous life, this blackly humorous drama follows Patrick from his childhood trauma at the hands of an abusive father and neglectful mother, to the peak of his heroin addiction, and his attempts to stay sober and support his family.
10) Un día
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
Es 1988 y Dexter Mayhew y Emma Morley se acaban de conocer. Pero tras sólo un día juntos, no pueden dejar de pensar el uno del otro. A lo largo de veinte años, instantes de esta relación se revelan el mismo día de cada año--el 15 de julio. Dex y Em afrontan pequeñas discusiones y grandes peleas, esperanzas y oportunidades perdidas, la risa y las lágrimas. Y mientras el verdadero significado de este crucial día se revela, tendrán que enfrentarse...
11) Us
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Connie and Douglas Petersen are set for a grand tour of Europe. It's one last family holiday before their only son Albie leaves for university. But just days before their departure, Connie announces she wants a divorce. They decide to continue with the trip to some of the world's most beautiful cities, from Paris and Amsterdam to Venice and Barcelona. Douglas sees this as his make-or-break chance to win Connie back, and restore his troubled relationship...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A 40-year-old writer visits his dying father. He begins to relive the memories of the past - both good and bad - and he is forced to realize that his once "immortal, invincible and infallible" father is human after all.
14) One day
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After one day together, July 15th, 1988, their college graduation, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begin a friendship that lasts a lifetime. She's a working-class girl who dreams of making the world a better place. He's a wealthy charmer who thinks the world is his playground. Somewhere over the next two decades, these two very different people realize that the love they've been hoping for has been there for them all along.
15) Starter for 10
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Brian is a small town kid trying to navigate his first year at a top university, along with a ragtag group of misfit friends. Brian's life-long dream is to compete on the quiz show, University Challenge...and to win over Alice, the cutest girl on the team"--Container.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Publisher
Binge Box
Language
English
Description
The holiday: Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but both are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. Amanda comes upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget...